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Public Schools Embrace Montessori Movement

Available from: Education Week

Publication: Education Week

Pages: 1, 14

Americas, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America

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Language: English

ISSN: 0277-4232, 1944-8333

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In Sweden; Free Choice and Vouchers Transform Schools

Available from: ASCD

Publication: Educational Leadership, vol. 54, no. 2

Pages: 77-80

Europe, Nordic countries, Northern Europe, School choice, School choice, Sweden

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-1784, 1943-5878

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Letters; What About the Research on Montessori Schools?

Available from: ASCD

Publication: Educational Leadership, vol. 47, no. 1

Pages: 91

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-1784, 1943-5878

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Montessori Methods in Public Schools

Available from: ProQuest

Publication: Education Digest, vol. 56, no. 1

Pages: 63-66

Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: The article describes Montessori instruction and how this method is being increasingly adopted by public schools. Although private schools remain the primary settings for Montessori instruction in the U.S., the philosophy and methods identified with the movement have spread rapidly in the public system in the 1980s. First embraced by public educators in the mid-1970s as a theme for magnet programs designed to spur desegregation, the approach is now being used in about 110 public schools in 60 districts. Some 14,000 pupils were enrolled as of last 1989. The two major professional groups in the filed differ on the extent to which Montessori methods should be adapted to today's society, and dozens of different associations provide teacher training. Association leaders say they are working separately and together to promote the movement's spread into the public sector. But they concede that their efforts are relatively recent. The secret is based on the work of Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and biologist born in 1870 who first worked with children labeled and retarded and then with the children of poor families in inner-city Rome. Her children learn best in environments that respect and support their individual development. Maintaining that children's first six years are the most critical for learning, Montessori promoted a holistic approach that would begin children's education at an early age. In the eighties, the emphasis on early childhood education and the emergence of the school choice movement have further bolstered the popularity of Montessori ideas among school-savvy parents. The American Montessori Society (AMS) represents more than 700 schools. The U.S. branch of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) represents 130 schools. While only about two dozen public schools are officially recognized by either the AMS or the AMI, many public school teachers have been trained in programs accredited by those groups.

Language: English

ISSN: 0013-127X

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Nursery Schools and Cultural Environment

Publication: Education News, vol. 1, no. 5

Pages: 13

Maria Montessori - Writings

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-1431

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The Montessori Revival: Nation's Schools

Publication: Education Digest, vol. 35, no. 8

Pages: 18

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-127X

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Schools, Slums, and Montessori

Publication: Commentary

Pages: 33-39

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Language: English

ISSN: 0193-4619

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Red Cloud Indian School's Montessori Program

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2

Pages: 47–49

Americas, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, North America, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Choice, Charter Schools, and Montessori

Publication: MPSC Update [Montessori Public School Consortium (Cleveland, OH)], vol. 4, no. 1

Pages: 7-8

Americas, Montessori schools, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America

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Language: English

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The Public Montessori Schools at Metropolis: A Hypothetical Case Study

Publication: MPSC Update [Montessori Public School Consortium (Cleveland, OH)], vol. 5, no. 1

Pages: 1-2, 11-12

Americas, Montessori schools, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America

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Language: English

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